Water Problems Hit Summer Color Photo Run
Our Daily Sliced Thin editor notes a summer heat and water supply challenge delaying a new four color print. A chilled water system, once upgraded, now struggles to maintain the 68 degree workshop temp. Kreonite in Wichita will overhaul the old unit as a spare. A four color Ektachrome of Hope girls with Red Kennedy’s arbor is set for press, renamed from Welcome to Summer to Farewell to Summer due to delays.
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Hope
Henry Haynes
Kreonite
Wichita
Kan
Red Kennedy
Tose Arbor
S. Spruce St
Mildness to Continue for State Weather Outlook
Mild days and cool nights are forecast through Wednesday as the U S Weather Bureau reports no rain. Highs will reach the 70s in North Arkansas and 80s in the southern areas, with overnight lows in the 50s to 60s. Readings include 51 Fayetteville 67 Harrison 58 Fort Smith 62 Jonesboro 64 Little Rock 69 Texarkana. Jessie Ring 31 of Batesville has been found without psychosis at the State Hospital in Little Rock amid a first degree murder case involving State Trooper Allen Bufford from July 27.
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Arkansas
Fayetteville
Harrison
Fort Smith
Jonesesboro
Memphis
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Texarkana
Aoyst
Sons
Jessie Ring
Batesville
Andrew Ponder
Ring
Allen Bufford
Man Killed in Marianne Wreck Near Marianna
Gordon Gracey Jr. aged 19 of near Hughes was fatally injured just before midnight when his car hit another vehicle on U S 79 about ten miles northeast of Marianna, authorities said.
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Ree A Lainly Ay
Gordon Gracey Jr
Hughes
U.S. 79
Marianna
Debts Due U.S. From Public Lost Highlighted by Justice Dept
The Justice Department acknowledged a poor debt collection rate after reporting 42 percent of court judgments collected over four years. It won 383 million in bad debts and penalties but collected only 163.2 million, prompting a pledge for a balanced, realistic approach to enforcement amid a growing caseload. The scope includes taxes, FHA and SBA loans, fines, and other government debts.
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Washington
Justice Department
Associated Press
House Government Operations Subcommittee
Justice
George H. Revercomb
Federal Housing Administration
Small Business Administration
First Negro Secures Welfare Department Post in Arkansas
Clarence V. Boyd of Hot Springs becomes the first Negro to hold an executive role in Arkansas Welfare Department. At 34, he serves as coordinator of the Work Incentive Program after July selection and weeks of training. The program aims to train welfare mothers with dependent children.
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Little Rock
Clarence V. Boyd
Hot Springs
State Welfare Department
Len Blaylock
Boyd
Garland County Welfare Office
Blaylock
Blevins PTA to Meet on Thursday
The Blevins Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first monthly meeting of the new school year at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Curtis Pharr superintendent will introduce the teachers and announce changes in the school program. The Messengers Quartet will give a special music program.
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Blevins
Parent-Teacher Association
Curtis Pharr
Messengers Quartet
Last Rites for Dirksen to Be Held in National Capital
Sen Dirksen lies in state in the Capitol rotunda with a military guard as President Nixon named to deliver the eulogy. The casket on Lincoln’s catafalque will remain until Wednesday and then be moved to National Presbyterian Church for funeral services. Burial is planned Thursday in Pekin Illinois, Dirksen’s birthplace, with Vice President Agnew attending the ceremony.
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Sen. Dirksen
Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
Marigold
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Capitol
Dirksen
Abraham Lincoln
L. R. Elson
Nixon
Lincoln
Byterian Church
Air Force One
Pekin
Irelinois Prairie
Spiro T. Agnew
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
John A. Logan
Williams Man Without a Country
London AP reports airlines refused to transport American black militant Robert Williams back to the United States. Williams, founder of the Republic of New Africa, fled U.S. eight years ago, was arrested in London after arriving from Africa, and remains in Pentonville Prison amid a reported hunger strike.
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London
Robert Willams
United States
Trans World Airlines
Williams
Detroit
Har Ring Williams
North Carolina
Cuba
China
East Africa
Republic of New Africa
Africa
Atlantic
Britain
Willams
Pentonville
New England Braces for Hurricane Gerda Strikes Cape Cod
Hurricane Gerda, a fast moving storm born off the South Atlantic coast, battered southeastern New England and Cape Cod with 90 to 100 mph winds. Officials feared heavy property damage as power and telephone outages spread. Forecasters tracked its northward path toward eastern Maine while residents evacuated and boats remained moored as foam flecked seas gnawed at exposed beaches. The center lay about 50 miles south southeast of Block Island at noon EDT.
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M. W. Minardin JR
Associated Press
Boston (Ap
Gerda
South Atlantic
New England
Cape Cod
Maine
Hyannis
Cape
Block Island
Change Troubles On NYC Buses Affects One Rider
Joy Stilley notes the new exact change system in New York City buses forces riders to carry 20 cents or a token. She finds only quarters and pennies appear when paying, while nickels and dimes vanish, complicating purchases, pay phones, and laundry, leaving her with coins she cannot use.
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Joy Stilley
NEW York
New York City
Henderson to Open Extension Classes at Prescott
Henderson State College will offer extension classes in Prescott this fall. An organizational meeting is set for Wednesday Sept 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Prescott High School. Interested persons may attend to enroll in credit or non credit courses.
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Arkadelphia
Prescott
Hendereson State College
Stephen B. Williams
Prescott High School
Washington to Cut School Bay
The Washington Schools will dismiss after lunch at 12 30 on Thursday and Friday September 11 and 12 for an in service training program for teachers. Staff from the Diagnostic and Remedial center at Magnolia will work with teachers on behavior management in the classroom.
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Washington
Diagnostic and Remedial Center
Magnolia
Industrial Group Seeks Action on Hope Access Roads
Hempstead Manufacturers and Processors Association held its third quarterly meeting to press for action on proposed 130 access roads into Hope. Members questioned delays, public information, and whether the State Highway Department or City Board blocked progress. A resolution urged the City Council to act and to publish voting records, reaffirming support for connecting with Highway 67 near Edgewood Street and opposing the Shoyer Street underpass. Members listed include Meyers Bakery, Corn Belt, Hope Eggland, Cox Bros. Machine, Arkansas Machine, Hope Beverage, Southwest Wood Products, Winnwood Products, Hope Wire Products, Bruner Ivory, Anthony Lumber, Tolbur Corp., Stephens Grocery, Maurice Harwell Co., and Standard Generator.
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Hempstead Manufacturers and Processors
City of Hope
State Highway Department
Manufacturers Association
Shoyer Street
Highway Department
Edgewood Street
Meyers Bakery
Corn Belt
Hope Eggland
Cox Bros. Machine
Arkansas Machine
Hope Beverage
Southwest Wood Products
Winnwood Products
Hope Wire Proucts
Bruner Ivory
Anthony Lumber
Tolbur Corp
Stephens Grocery
Maurice Harwell Co
Standard
Jerry H. Winer
Hempstead Manufacturers Association
Attendance Records Questioned at Gosnell School Denied Hearing
The Arkansas state Board of Education denied a request for a public hearing to verify charges that Gosnell school attendance records were padded. Floyd Harber, former principal, alleged the board ordered him off school property after he complained. State aid in turnback funds may be affected by attendance figures.
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Little Rock
Gosnell
State Board of Education
Lee Ward
Jonesboro
Floyd Harber
Harber
Gosnell School Board
L A Renews Pledge to City Staff
City Manager John T. Meriwether pledged to raise working conditions and wages to community standards within financial and legal limits. He spoke after meeting with Local 994 AFSCME attorneys as about 300 union members postponed a strike vote for two weeks.
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Little Rock
John T. Meriwether
Meriwether
American Federation of State
Blind Teacher Tries First Day at School With Some Success
Alexander J. Chayich, 38, New York's first blind public school teacher, took a difficult Bronx first day at Macombs Junior High. He guided students, distributed braille print leaflets, and explained reading methods while adjusting seating and routines.
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Dee Wedemeyer
Associated Press
NEW York
Alexander J. Chayich
Chavich
Ih Macombs Junior High School
Bronx
Milton Stier
Stier
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Manhattan School of Music
Status of Wallace supporters sparks Arkansas party query
The American party of Arkansas asks the state Democratic party for an official statement on whether Wallace supporters who backed Democrats can vote in the Democratic primary and run as Democratic candidates. Walter L. Carruth seeks a clear answer as Charles Matthews forms a rules committee.
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Little Rock
American Party of Arkansas
Democratic Party
George Wallace
Walter L. Carruth
Lexa
American Party
Wallace
Charles D. Matthews
Democratic Committee
Matthews
Carruth
Texarkana Rejected Race Commission Proposal
Texarkana Texas City Council voted 6-0 against a proposed 24 member human relations commission to hear discrimination complaints and recommend solutions. About 300 residents attended as debates lasted two hours. The measure would not have had enforcement power.
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Texarkana, Tex
Texas
Texarkana
Human Relations Commission
Dirksen Amendments Face Setback After Death of Leader
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen may see his effort to overturn key Supreme Court rulings stall after his death. He championed constitutional amendments to allow non denominational school prayer and to reopen a constitutional convention to overturn high court decisions. Despite past defeats, his push highlighted moves to change school prayer rulings and one man, one vote standards, with petitions for a convention near the required threshold before his death.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Tjinois
Congress
Israeli raid on Egyptian shore marks major front action
Tel Aviv reports a 10 hour assault across the Gulf of Suez with air and armor seizing 30 miles of Egyptian coast. One Israeli plane lost, crews claim casualties and heavy damage to artillery and SAM sites. Operation from El Hasayer to Ras Farana occurred as tensions rise after years of conflict.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Middle East
Gulf
Seinel
el Hasayer
Ras 23' Farana
Suez
Israel
Jordan
Firemen Duel False Alarm At Local Grocer
Firemen rushed to a Monday alarm at Bit chie Grocer Co. which turned out to be a false smoke scare. A bystander described muffled shouting and a tense moment as responders checked the scene.
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Alps
Bitchie Grocer Co
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Alan, H. Washburn
U.S. Weather Bureau
Marianne
Mart Aaverd
U.S
Blevins Pta
Man
George Washington
Henderson
Road Action
L.A
Elath
Port
Lebanon
al Fatah
Cairo
Palestine Resistance
Weommuer
Palestine
Beirut
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